Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Richard F. Hatfield

Born - Texarkana, Texas  Married - Melissa McMath Hatfield  Children - Elizabeth Hatfield Williams and Jeffrey Hatfield  Grandchildren - Matthew, Jackson and Henry Cole, Meredith and Garrett Hatfield Stepson - Carl Keller, III  Education  Helena, (Arkansas) Central High School (1960)  University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) B.S.B.A. (Accounting) (1965) 

Education  

Helena, (Arkansas) Central High School (1960)  University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) B.S.B.A. (Accounting) (1965) 

Honors 

University of Arkansas Omicron Delta Kappa - Leadership Fraternity  President, Vice President, Secretary 

Beta Alpha Psi - Honorary Accounting Fraternity

Pi Mu Epsilon - Honorary Mathematics Fraternity 

Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities (1965)  

Athletics  

Varsity Football Letterman - University of Arkansas  ( 1962-63-64) 

One of Team Captains - 1964 

National Collegiate Football Champions - 1964

Sigma Chi Fraternity, 1961 to date, (Secretary- 1963 )  

University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) School of Law, (1967) LL.B.

Military  

Distinguished Military Graduate - ROTC (1965)  

Honorable Discharge - U.S. Army, First Lieutenant (Armor) 

Active Duty with Football Office, Army Athletic Association, 

U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York  (1967-69) 

Law Practice 

West Memphis, Arkansas, May, 1969 to May, 1972  

Searcy, Arkansas, May 1972 to November 1983  

Searcy and Little Rock, Arkansas, November 1983 to June, 1988 

Little Rock, Arkansas, June, 1988 to date  

Fayetteville, Arkansas, July, 2010 to date 

Bar Association Activities 

President -1986-87  

Chair -Judicial Liaison Committee, 1996-2000, 2001 to date 

Chair -Executive Council, 1982-83  Golden Gavel Award, 1976  

Chair -Probate Law Section, 1979-81  

Chair -Trust, Taxation and Estate Planning Section, 1977-78 

Chair -Prepaid Legal Services Committee, 1975-77  

Chair -Young Lawyers Section, 1972-73